Octavia Spencer narrating audio for kids' book

AP , Associated Press

Sep. 25, 20139:28 AM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Writing a children's book isn't enough for Oscar winner Octavia Spencer. She's also narrating the audio edition.

Chris Carlson

This Feb. 26, 2012 photo, Octavia Spencer arrives before the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Writing a children’s book isn’t enough for Oscar winner Spencer. She’s also narrating the audio edition. Spencer’s “The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit” comes out Oct. 15. IT’s the first of two planned books for middle schoolers that feature 12-year-old vigilante Randi Rhodes. In a statement released Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, by publisher Simon & Schuster, Spencer said that her background as an actress helped her bring her story “to life” on tape.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

This Feb. 26, 2012 photo, Octavia Spencer arrives before the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Writing a children’s book isn’t enough for Oscar winner Spencer. She’s also narrating the audio edition. Spencer’s “The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit” comes out Oct. 15. IT’s the first of two planned books for middle schoolers that feature 12-year-old vigilante Randi Rhodes. In a statement released Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, by publisher Simon & Schuster, Spencer said that her background as an actress helped her bring her story “to life” on tape.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Spencer's "The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit" comes out Oct. 15. It's the first of two planned books for middle schoolers that feature 12-year-old vigilante Randi Rhodes. In a statement released Wednesday by publisher Simon & Schuster, Spencer says her background as an actress helped her bring her story "to life" on tape.

The 43-year-old Spencer won an Academy Award in 2012 for best supporting actress for her role in "The Help."